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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 90-180 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 4-12 | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |